Framed Violets, Eyelet Blooms, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Highland Heather card stock for the largest layer. 

On top of the Highland Heather layer is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White which was die cut using the "Eyelet Blooms" die. I have a love/hate relationship with that die. I love how it looks but I hate popping dots out. My cardstock came out pretty clean, just a few dots stuck on the sheet and were easily popped out. I was thrilled. Then I looked at the die and the holes are full of card stock. So I had to remove them with the brush thing on the "Take Your Pick" tool. The hate part comes in that it took a bit of time to remove them all. But it's done and ready for the next die cutting. For my piece, I added dots of glue around the most solid parts so I could get it to stick to the Highland Heather layer.

Next I stamped the scalloped oval piece. It was a bit difficult to work with because it has an oval opening and it was hard to get the oval even all the way around.  I held it above my MISTI and just dropped it in hopes that it would lay in it's natural form. I cut it out using the matching die and it was close. I did have to hand trim on the lower left side and bottom. But it's hidden so you can't see it's uneven.

I used the dotted stamp in the same "Framed Violets" bundle using Highland Heather ink that was stamped off once. 

The flowers from the same set were stamped using Basic Black ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the matching die. I colored the flowers with light and dark Highland Heather Blends pen and the leaves were colored using the Peaceful Pine Blends pens. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the oval. I added a couple small pearls to the center of the two flowers.

The words are from the same set and were stamped using Basic Black ink on Basic White card stock and punched out using the "Timeless Label" punch. I also punched out a Highland Heather piece that I cut in half and taped each half to the word piece. 

I set the oval in place using Dimensionals and then the word piece was set in place by adding tape to the top and Dimensionals to the bottom.

Two tiny pearls were added to the center of the flowers and the card was done.

This was a simple, quick and easy card to make, it's the cleanup that took the longest. I do like how it turned out though I think it would look a little better if I had scrubbed on some Highland Heather ink in the center area of the oval.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Waterside Resort, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have one more masculine birthday card to share with you before I move on to something else. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Crumb Cake card stock for the largest layer. On top of that is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Waterside Resort" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the Crumb Cake piece and then that was taped to the front of the card base.

Next I cut the boats image from a sheet full of fun images to play with. It's from the same package of DSP. It was trimmed to measure 3" x 2-1/4". I taped it to a 3-1/4" x 2-1/2" piece of Crumb Cake card stock. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

I fussy cut a bobber, a fish and a lifejacket from the same package of DSP.

Three pieces of hemp thread was cut about 7" long each.  I added a little bit of glue to hold them in place just a little to the left of center. Then I set the boats layered piece in place over the hemp strips. It's about 7/16" from the top and left side of the card edges.  The hemp pieces just curled like that on their own. I tried to straighten them and they wouldn't budge so I just went with them the way they were. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the lifejacket and it was set in place on the upper right of the card.

I taped the bobber in place on the lower left of the card and then the "Happy Birthday" was added. It was printed on my computer and cut using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. It was set in place using Dimensionals. 

Dimenisonals were also added to the fish and it was set in place on the lower right.  

I took two pieces of the hem and tied a knot and glued it to the boats image. I just thought it needed a little something.  

I trimmed the ends of the hemp pieces and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make, even with the fussy cutting.  This fish was one of the not so fun ones to cut out of all of the fish on the sheet but I stuck with it because I thought it was the best choice for this card. It was fun to use that boats image. I thought it might live in the package forever!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Waterside Resort, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another masculine card I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here. I did change it a bit. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Cajun Craze for the largest layer. 

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Waterside Resort" 12" x 12" package. I cut a. 3-3/4" x 5" piece and taped it to the front of the card. I could have cut it at 2-1/4" x 5" but I just decided to use the whole piece. 

I cut a 1-5/8" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock and scrubbed on some Pool Party ink on using a blending brush. I taped that piece on top of the DSP. I taped mine on the left side because I wanted the Cajun Craze lifesaver to show instead of covering it.

I took a 1/4" x 5" piece of Pool Party card stock and taped it where the Basic White piece and DSP met.

Three life jackets were fussy cut for the left side. I set them in place using Dimensionals/

The words were done on my computer and I have a bunch of them that I had printed and die cut and set aside (and recently found them!). I took the scrap that came from trimming a quarter sheet of Cajun Craze and taped it to the back of the word piece on the top and bottom and I trimmed the ends to match the angle of the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I had some colored raindrops/dewdrops and glued them to the left side of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun and very quick card to make. I thought it was such a nice looking card and I just had to make one.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Waterside Retreat, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine birthday card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest and just had to make it. I have struggled with the gull background paper and this card answered my call. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pool Party card stock for the largest layer.

The gull layer from the "Waterside Resort" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DPS) measures 3-3/4" x 5" and it was taped to the top of the Pool Party layer. And then that was taped to the front of the card.

Next I cut the lifesaver and bobber images from another sheet of DSP from the same package. It measures 2-1/4" x 3". I cut a 2-1/2" x 3-1/4" piece of Secret Sea card stock for the layer. I taped the two pieces together and then taped that to the front of the card about 1/2" from the fold and the top edge of the card base. 

I used the fourth largest circle in the "Stylish Shapes" on a piece of Basic White card stock. I had fussy cut a lifejacket and set it in place on top of the circle using Dimensionals. I added tape to the back of the circle and set it in place on the front of the card about 1/4" from the fold and 1" from the top edge of the card base. 

A 2-7/8" x 1/2" strip of DSP was cut for under the word piece. The word piece I used was made on my computer and cut out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set.  I had printed a sheet of these words and die cut them all so I could use them to make quick cards. Unfortunately I had put them all in one little baggie and then misplaced the baggie. I found it the other day and now I'm going to use them up so I don't misplace them again. 

This was a fun card to make. I like it SO much better in person than on screen and on screen I thought it was very pretty. I love how all of these colors went together and I'm thrilled that I could use the gulls background piece on a card that was so pleasing to my eyes.  I'd like to make more like this to add to my masculine stash. I know I have lots of the gulls background paper!  I think this was the first time I had used it.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Fern & Flora, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock.  On top of that I glued on a piece of Mossy Meadow card stock that was textured using the "Fern & Flora" embossing folder.  I set this under my stamping mat to firm up and lay flat. 

In the meantime I did some die cutting. I used the 3rd and 4th largest dies in the "Everyday Arches" set, I cut the Berry Burst colored Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Moonlit Flora" 12" x 12" package. I also cut the bottom flora piece. I used a 1-1/2" wide strip and set it in the die so I could get the dotted edges around the sides and bottom.  I taped this piece to the Berry Burst colored piece of DSP.

I cut two Basic White borders so I could have a double thick frame. I glued one of the Basic White pieces to the front of the card and I centered it as much as I could. Then I glued the Berry Burst colored piece in place in the center of the framed piece. I glued the other Basic White frame on top of the first one.  

Then I cut a circle using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I used the third largest one in the set. 

Using the dies in the "Fern & Flora" bundle, I cut the greenery using Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Berry Burst and Soft Sea Foam card stock. I didn't like how light the Soft Sea Foam piece was so I took a blending brush and Soft Sea Foam ink and scrubbed on some color over it until I liked the new look. 

I added tape to the bottoms of the greenery pieces and set them in place on the circle. I didn't add the Berry Burst colored one yet, I set it aside.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the circle and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

The words were done on my computer. I had printed and die cut a bunch of them and I ran across them so I thought I'd just use them. Obviously I printed and cut them to use them! I cut them using the ribbon die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I added tape to the left and Dimensionals to the right and set it in place on the front of the card over the area where the bottom DSP edge shows. 

A little tape was added to the Berry Burst greenery piece and it was tucked in under the word piece and the card was done.

I am happy with the way this card turned out. I had no idea what I was doing when I started making it but it all came together and I ended up with a card I liked.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Velvet Meadow, Banner Sayings, All Aflutter, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Velvet Meadow" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card base.

Next I cut another piece of DSP from the same package. It measures 3" x 4-1/4".  And the Cloud Cover layer behind it measures 3-1/4" x 4-1/2".  I taped the two pieces together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the card. I just eyed it when I centered it.

The words are from the "Banner Sayings" bundle and were stamped using Basic Black ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock.  They were punched out using the "Three Banner" punch. The "Banner Sayings" had a die cut with it in the previous catalog and it has a lot of different shapes. I die cut the oval piece for the layer behind the word piece. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the word piece and it was set in place on the Cloud Cover elongated oval piece. I taped the word piece in place on the front of the card about 1-1/4" from the bottom edge of the card. 

I fussy cut some flowers and leaves from another sheet of DSP and taped and tucked them under the word piece. 

I stamped a butterfly from the "All Aflutter" bundle. I stamped it using Berry Burst ink and punched it out using the matching punch. I added Dimensionals to the left and center and set it in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make, even with the fussy cutting!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Easter Time Mix & Match Ephemera, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest and made a few minor changes. You can see the original card by clicking here.  Please read on to see how the card was made. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Highland Heather card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4-3/8" x 3-1/8" piece of Gorgeous Grape card stock for the layer of the Designer Series Paper (DSP). The DSP is from the "Paper Medley" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the Gorgeous Grape layer and that was taped to the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The watering can and the greenery on the sides, plus the purple flower is from the "Easter Time" mix & match ephemera package.  I ran across this package that was hardly used and thought I should make a card using it. 

I also had the package of "Softest Spring Mix & Match" puffy stickers and when I ran across this card on Pinterest I was thrilled to see that I could use both on one card. I added the two butterflies. I only had one small one so I used a large one. It's still pretty.  There's a puffy heart on the watering can and one pink flower to the right. 

This was a very quick and easy card to make and I was glad I was able to use more from those packages.

The words were done on my computer a while ago. I ran across those too. There's a little baggie that has quite a few of them in it. I cut a 2" x 5/8" piece of Gorgeous Grape card stock for the layer. The corners were rounded and the words were added. I taped the words to the layer and it was glued in place on the front of the card. I had added the glue to the watering can so I knew exactly where it was so I could put the words on nicely.  

This was a super quick and easy card to make. As I look at it I think it would have looked better if I would have textured the front of the Highland Heather card.  

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card, 
Wanda

Waterside Resort, Banner Sayings, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have one more masculine card using the "Waterside Resort" Designer Series Paper (DSP) before I move onto something else. I found this card on Pinterest. I thought it was a fun masculine card. You can see the original card by clicking here.  Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP from the "Waterside Resort" package. I taped it to the front of the card base.

I cut a 1-3/4" x 4-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock. It's taped to a 2" x 4-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place 1-1/8" from the top edge and 1/2" from both sides.

Next I cut the circle. I used the second largest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set on Very Vanilla card stock.

I fussy cut the oars, life jacket and fish from another sheet of DSP. I taped the oars and life jacket in place. 

The words are from the "Banner Sayings" set using Basic Black ink. I had punched the word piece from a piece of DSP that has the life jackets on the other side. I just lined up the stripes and punched it out using the "Three Banner" punch.  I added Dimensionals to the left side and tape to the right side. I set the words piece in place and then the fish was added using Dimensionals.

I took my Wink of Stella pen and went over the fish to give it a bit of a shimmer.

This was a fun card to make and I had no complaints fussy cutting because it's pretty easy angles on the images.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Waterside Resort, Scalloped Blooms, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine birthday card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Gray card stock. It open son the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Waterside Resort" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card.

I used the boats image from another sheet of DSP in the same package. It's trimmed to 3" x 2-1/4" and it was taped to a 3-1/4" x 2-1/2" piece of Basic Gray card stock for the layer. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the upper left side of the card about 1/2" from the left edge and 1/2" from the top edge. 

A 2-1/4" x 1-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the word piece. The words are from the "Scalloped Blooms" bundle and was stamped using Basic Gray ink. I taped it to a 2-1/2" x 2" piece of Basic Gray card stock for the back layer.  I added some tape to the upper left corner and Dimensionals to the rest of it and it was set in place about 1/2" from the bottom edge and 1/2" from the right edge. 

I fussy cut a fish and a bobber from some of the other sheets of DSP in the same package.  Dimensionals were added to the backs of both and they were set in place on the front of the card.

I ran across some really old embellishments that I believe were called "rain drops". I glued them in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a pretty quick card to make. I thought it was a fun card to make and I was happy to have used that little boats image from one of the sheets on DSP.  Fussy cutting the two pieces wasn't tough to do mostly because there wasn't a lot of jagged edges to move around.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Waterside Resort, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine card to share with you using a simple layout. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. it opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. 

The Mossy Meadow is the largest layer and was cut at 4" x 5-1/4" and taped to the front of the card.

I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DPS) from the "Waterside Resort" 12" x 12" package. It measures 3-7/8" x 5-1/8". I taped this to the front of the card on top of the Mossy Meadow card stock.

The image is from another sheet in the same package of DSP. I used the second largest stitched square in the "Stylish Shapes" die set to cut it out. The layer behind it was cut using the largest square in the same die shape set on a piece of Old Olive card stock.  I taped the two squares together and then taped them to the front of the card. I debated whether or not to add Dimensionals behind it and opted not to. 

The words are from the "Wild Bunch" set and were stamped using Basic Black ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock.  I punched it out using the "Three Banner" punch. I also punched out a Mossy Meadow one and I sliced it in half on the long side. I taped each half to the top and bottom of the word piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. Simple layer cutting and die cutting.  I really like this cabin image. This card could easily be a masculine sympathy card or a masculine get well card.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Delicate Dreams, Wild Bunch, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I found this on Pinterest. It's supposed to be a fun fold card but I don't do too many of them because some of the recipients don't know what to do with them. Like self-standing ones or flipping ones. So if I like the looks of the layout then I'll run with that and omit the fancy/fun part. You can see the original card by clicking here.  While there I saw a few more cards that caught my eye. They may be showing up in a few days! Maybe!  Please read on to see how I put today's card togehter.

For the base of my card I used a half-sheet of Basic White card stock. On top of that is a 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" piece of Secret Sea card stock. Before taping it to the front, I cut the large layer from it's center. I used the 4th largest die in the "Branching Out" bundle. 

A 3-7/8" x 5-1/4" piece of Crumb Cake card stock was cut for the second largest layer. On top of that layer I taped the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Delicate Dreams" 12" x 12" package. I had cut the piece at 3-3/4" x 5-1/8"". I trimmed each strip to 1-7/8" x 5-1/8". I flipped one strip over and taped them to the front of the card. 

The focal piece was next. Using the 5th largest die in the "Branching Out" dies, I cut a one of Basic White card stock. I stamped the flowery looking greenery image from the "Delicate Whispers" bundle using Crumb Cake ink.

I cut several "greenery" pieces using the dies in the "Delicate Whispers" bundle. I cut one of Basic White and using the same die, I cut one of Crumb Cake card stock. There are two smaller thin ones on the upper left area and those were cut using Basic Beige card stock. Those pieces were glued in place. I just added a little bit of glue on some of the middle wider areas and set them in place on the focal piece. 

The flowers were cut using another piece of the DSP. I cut five large and five small and glued them together. Then they were glued in place on the front of the card. I added little pearls to the center of each flower. The piece was then taped to the Secret Sea layer. Dimensionals were added to the back of that and it was set in place on the center of the card. I just eyed it. I always figure that if it looks centered to me then it's centered enough!

The words are from the "Wild Bunch" set and were stamped on a scrap piece of Crumb Cake card stock using Pecan Pie ink. I punched them out using the "Three Banner" punch. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. I doubled stacked the Dimensional on the right end so it didn't droop.  It was a bit too long to hang over the focal piece without drooping. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I really did enjoy making it. I could see myself making more in the future. 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda 

Knitted Hooded Cowl, Craft Fair

 Here's the knitted Hooded Cowl I have been working on. It's fun to make and I just work on it a little bit at night in front of the tv. I could probably whip them out pretty fast if I wanted but I just work on them at my leisure.  I make them on a flatbed knitting machine. There's several steps to do after it comes off the machine that seem to take more time to do than actually knitting them. But I think it's worth it. 

I just finished a light yellow brushed yarn one last night. As soon as my web store is up and running they will be in there. But for now they are in a box waiting not only for the web store but for the craft fairs this fall (which is coming up fast!). 

Thank you for taking your time to have a look at my knitted creation,
Wanda

Waterside Resort, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I still had my "Waterside Resort" Designer Series Paper (DSP) sitting on my worktable (mostly because I don't put things back right away!).  I found this card on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a try since I really didn't need to get many supplies out. You can see the original card by clicking here. From the image that was cut from a sheet of the DSP, there were two boats in the water and you can make two cards fro that one cutting.  I did make two cards from that cutting but I'm only posting one of them. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Old Olive card stock for the largest layer.

The DSP on the left was cut at 5" x 2-1/4". I taped it in place.

I die cut the image using the second largest rectangle die in the "Nested Essentials" set and the Old Olive layer was cut using the largest rectangle die in that set. Before taping the two rectangles together, I added a 1-1/8" strip of DSP around the Old Olive rectangle. Then the boat image was taped down. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the card.

On my worktable I had found the "Happy Birthday" that looks like it was printed on my computer and punched out using a retired oblong punch.  I thought I'd use it before it got ruined. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the front of the card about 1/2" from the bottom and 1/4" from the right edge. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make and I was glad I was able to use up some things sitting on my worktable.  It was fun to get two cards done in a short time. I need to get my masculine card stash built up.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Waterside Retreat, Phrases & Frames, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy thinking of you card to share with you.  Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold was on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Balmy Blue card stock for the large layer. 

Using one of the images on a sheet in the "Waterside Resort" 12" x 12" package, I trimmed it to 3-3/4" x 5" and I taped it to the Balmy Blue layer.  Then that was taped to the front of the card.

Now came some fussy cutting. I love the full sheet of bikes and it's too bad I didn't have a die for them but I don't really mind fussy cutting. SO I picked out a bike I liked on the sheet and cut it out. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the lower left side of the card. Right in the sand!

Next I did a little searching my current sets for the words. I found these in the "Phrases & Frames" bundle and they were stamped using Basic Black ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I didn't like how bright it was so I toned it down a bit by taking the belly of the light Balmy Blue Blends pen and added a bit of color to the edge. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the upper right area of the card. And that was it, the card was done.

My plan for today's post was to make a quick and easy card because I'm in the middle of making a hooded cowl or is it called a cowl neck snood? Either way, I'm working on it and if I get it done tomorrow, I will post a pic of it on here.  I need to get a dozen of them done for the fall craft fairs.  

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's thinking of you card,
Wanda